A Mouse Model of Otitis Media Identifies HB-EGF as a Mediator of Inflammation-Induced Mucosal Proliferation

Keigo Suzukawa; Julia Tomlin; Kwang Pak; Eduardo Chavez; Arwa Kurabi; Andrew Baird; Stephen I. Wasserman; Allen F. Ryan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102739

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A Mouse Model of Otitis Media Identifies HB-EGF as a Mediator of Inflammation-Induced Mucosal Proliferation

Keigo Suzukawa ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Keigo Suzukawa, Julia Tomlin

Affiliation Division of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Julia Tomlin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Keigo Suzukawa, Julia Tomlin

Affiliation Division of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Kwang Pak,

Affiliation Division of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Eduardo Chavez,

Affiliation Division of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Arwa Kurabi,

Affiliation Division of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Andrew Baird,

Affiliation Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Stephen I. Wasserman,

Affiliation Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Allen F. Ryan

* E-mail: afryan@ucsd.edu

Affiliation Division of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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A Mouse Model of Otitis Media Identifies HB-EGF as a Mediator of Inflammation-Induced Mucosal Proliferation

Keigo Suzukawa,
Julia Tomlin,
Kwang Pak,
Eduardo Chavez,
Arwa Kurabi,
Andrew Baird,
Stephen I. Wasserman,
Allen F. Ryan

Published: July 17, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102739

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